Background
KABANDA, Celestin was born in 1936 in Rusagara.
KABANDA, Celestin was born in 1936 in Rusagara.
Petit Sdminaire de Kabgayi, Grand Seminaire de Nyakibanda, University of Lovanium (now campus of Kinshasa, Zaire).
Served in Legislation Bureau, Office of the President, and as Secretary of the Council of Ministers 1962-1964. Ambassador to United States of America 1964-1969. Ambassador to Canada and Permanent
Representative 1966-1969.
Ambassador to France, Italy and Spain and Permanent Representative to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris 1969-1972.
Director of Telecommunications, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Transport 1973. Prefet, Ruhengeri 1973-1974.
Prefet, Gikongoro 1975-1977.
Ambassador to Libya 1977-1979, to Ethiopia and to Organization of African Unity, Addis Ababa 1979-1984. Permanent Representative 1984-1989.